Heard shots, Rhett scream and " run upstairs into my arms"

Rhett August's friend Jonathan Buhne testified today about hearing the shooting, dabbing up blood, seeing Bodhi Tree grab Taraya Rives "butt" from behind and he affirmed Rives account.

He also said marijuana in August's apartment belonged to Steve Upton and that August did not smoke marijuana but he did heroin.

He said they were eating dinner, watching movies, playing video games when shots were fired, they heard "Rhett scream" and "run upstairs into his arms."

On cross, Buhne also said that they carried Rhett August to the car not ducking and walking to the car as previously testified by other prosecution witnesses.

Buhne said August "is a good friend of mine." and that in May 2013 he spent approximately one or two weeks staying at August's. He said besides Steve Upton, who he described is "like my brother", he met all the other people at the May 13 party for the first time, including Bodhi Tree.

He said he was not in the apartment when the "conflict between Taraya Rives and Bodhi Tree occurred but he was smoking downstairs and witnessed the incident on the stairs.

"Bodhi was standing up and he blocked Taraya's path. He had his arms out, if she went one way, he would go that way, he said if she would give him a hug, he would let hr past. He reached behind her and grabbed her butt from behind." When pressed for details, he said, "He reached underneath and grabbed her twat." He said then Tree followed her upstairs.

"Tyrell swung on him, kept missing and then we tried to get him to leave, he wouldn't leave, he came back to get items, wouldn't leave," and that is when "I grabbed him by the hair and held him down." There was a yellow truck and Buhne said that he slammed Bodhi Tree against it, "I pretty much brought him to his knees."

"We tried to get him to leave numerous ways, he wouldn't leave," said Buhne.

The night of the shooting, Buhne said that they were "watching movies, eating dinner, Steve and me palying video games".

"The doorbell rang, few shots, Rhett screamed, ran upstairs. Rhett said he had been shot. I said, 'Are you playing?' Then Rhett showed wounds. We made a decision to take him to the hospital and we carried him to the car."

A few minutes later when he heard banging on the door, he was afraid because his friend had just been shot. No one identified themselves and until he peeked out the window later and saw that it was law enforcement that he went downstairs.

He said he dabbed up the blood drops with toilet paper and threw it in the trash can because the dog was licking the drops and "it was gross."